Palythoa -feeding nudibranch

October 16, 2002
From: Michael Mrutzek

Hello Bill
Here a Photo of a Slug which eats crustaceans in my aquarium. Normally it is on Palythoa and Epizoanthius

Photo: Aquarium
Length: 6 mm

Have a nice Weekend
Michael

Michael@meeresaquaristik.de

Mrutzek, M., 2002 (Oct 16) Palythoa -feeding nudibranch. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8183

Dear Michael,
I am puzzled to hear that this species eats crustacea, as I have never heard of an aeolid doing that. I suspect that it is a species of Aeolidiopsis [see Fact Sheet] but it doesn't look much like the three described species. The rhinophores are very long.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Oct 16). Comment on Palythoa -feeding nudibranch by Michael Mrutzek. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8183

Factsheet

Feeding on Palythoa

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